Audi, Kia & Genesis announce new vehicles ready for Apple's CarPlay

Several automakers have announced new CarPlay-ready vehicles in anticipation of this week's Los Angeles Auto Show, among them Kia, and luxury brands Audi and Genesis.

Kia's entry is the 2017 Soul Exclaim, which has improved horsepower and mileage over other Soul models. Both CarPlay and Android Auto will come standard with the vehicle's UVO3 dash interface, and buyers will be able to upgrade to an 8-inch touchscreen.

A price and launch date aren't available, but drivers can also get CarPlay on other 2017 models of the Soul.

Audi will be supporting CarPlay and Android Auto as standard on 2018 models of the A5 and S5 Sportback, along with its Q5 SUV. All three should go on sale in spring next year.

Lastly, Genesis will have CarPlay and Android Auto on the 3.3T Sport trim of its G80 sedan. The car will arrive this spring, notably featuring a 9.2-inch touchscreen, one of the largest displays in any CarPlay-equipped vehicle.

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12 Comments

robin huber

said about 7 years ago

Jeez, why is Audi being so stingy? Just do it across the line for god's sake. And make it a firmware upgrade on earlier models.

zroger73

said about 7 years ago

Wake me up when Apple implements wireless charging and the auto manufacturers implement wireless CarPlay.

taniwha

said about 7 years ago

robin huber said:

Jeez, why is Audi being so stingy? Just do it across the line for god's sake. And make it a firmware upgrade on earlier models.

Audi have always been like that, at least in Germany. They spend more on figuring out new tricks to screw and deceive their customers (Dieselgate). At least in the US you get some compensation, in Germany and the EU there's not a cent flowing back to the customers who were dumb enough to trust them.

anantksundaram

said about 7 years ago

taniwha said:

robin huber said:

Jeez, why is Audi being so stingy? Just do it across the line for god's sake. And make it a firmware upgrade on earlier models.

Audi have always been like that, at least in Germany. They spend more on figuring out new tricks to screw and deceive their customers (Dieselgate). At least in the US you get some compensation, in Germany and the EU there's not a cent flowing back to the customers who were dumb enough to trust them.

CarPlay or no CarPlay, I will never buy an Audi, or VW, or Porsche after what they've done to their customers with the emissions cheating.

Soli

said about 7 years ago

LOL In an article that mentions Kia and Hyundai/Genesis, VW/Audi is the company people are saying are cheats. (I don't disagree, I just find it funny.)